G20 Summit in India: Why It Still Matters and What to Expect
Summits like the one in India this weekend have produced many ambitious statements — and, often, disappointing results. Critics say an upgrade is needed.
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China’s Economic Pain is a Test of Xi’s Fixation With Control
The slowdown is posing perhaps the most sustained challenge to President Xi Jinping’s agenda in over a decade in power. He now faces a tangle of difficult choices.
Australia to roll out new south-east Asia trade strategy to hedge against China
Anthony Albanese is expected to announce the new economic blueprint during his trip to the Indonesian capital JakartaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will fly to Jakarta this week to launch a maj…
China signals Xi Jinping will not attend G20 summit in India
Analysts say absence could be snub to Delhi or part of apparent push by Beijing to elevate blocs not regarded as US-dominatedXi Jinping’s attendance at the G20 this weekend has been all but ruled out after China’s foreign ministry announced the team wo…
Xi Jinping of China Looks Set to Skip G20 in Snub to India
Xi Jinping has never missed the annual Group of 20 gathering since taking power in 2012. Beijing would not explain his apparent decision to forgo the event in New Delhi.
How Xi Returned China to One-Man Rule
For decades, China built guardrails to prevent another Mao. Here’s how Xi Jinping has dismantled them and created his own machinery of power.
New Chinese 10-Dash map sparks furor across Indo-Pacific: Vietnam, India, Philippines, Malaysia
The new map sparked sharp reactions from India, Nepal, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan. The new document was released one week before the G-20 summit in India. President Xi Jinping was to attend but news reports now indicate he will not.
U.S. Officials Have Visited China. Will Beijing Send Anyone?
Such visits could help convey Beijing’s interest in stabilizing ties with Washington. But China has been noncommittal.
Brics to admit six new countries to bloc including Iran and Saudi Arabia
Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt and UAE also to join club of large emerging economies in major expansionThe five Brics nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have announced the admission of six new countries from next year as the club of …
The BRICS Group Announces New Members, Expanding Its Reach
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia have been invited to join the club of emerging nations, strengthening its role as a geopolitical alternative to Western-led forums.